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Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 13:42:41 +0100
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From: Patrick Manning <manning@neu.edu>
Subject: New England World History Symposium, Sept. 20
From: Pat Manning, Northeastern University
manning@neu.edu
The New England Regional World History Association (NER-WHA) announces its
World History Symposium, to be held Saturday, September 20, 1997, at Keene
State College in Keene, New Hampshire. The conference will proceed through
four plenary sessions, plus a lunch and keynote speech by Ross Dunn of San
Diego State University.
Conference registration (including lunch) is $15, and should be sent to
conference organizer Wilfred Bisson, Keene State College, Keene, NH
03435-1301. (Or contact him by phone at 603-358-2961; by fax at
603-358-2773; or by e-mail at fbisson@keene.edu. For accomodations,
inquire at the Keene Chamber of Commerce, 603-352-1303.)
Massachusetts teachers can register to gain 8 PDP (professional
development) points; teachers in other states may obtain equivalent credit.
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM:
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration, refreshment and conversation
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome and introductions
9:10 a.m. - 10.40 a.m.
Session I: The West and The World in Global History
Moderator: James H. Overfield, University of Vermont
"A Medievalist Considers the West and the World to 1400,"
Alfred J. Andrea, University of Vermont
"A Modernist Reconsiders the East and the World Since 1400,"
A. Gunder Frank, University of Toronto
Commentary: David Burzillo, The Rivers School
10:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Session II: The Problem of World Systems
Moderator: Roland Higgins, Keene State College
"World Systems: A Source of Disunity and Wars,"
Theodore Von Laue, Emeritus, Clark University
Discussants: Pamela Crossley, Dartmouth College
Ross Dunn, San Diego State University
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Speech
"Western Civilization, Multiculturalism and The New World History,"
Ross Dunn, San Diego State University
2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Session III: Pedagogy in World History
"The Contemporarialities Method of Teaching World History,"
Wilfred Bisson, Keene State College
Presentation and discussion of other techniques solicited
Commentary and discussion by audience
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Stretch and soft drinks
3:40 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.
Session IV: Teaching with Technology
Patrick Manning and Gerald Herman, Northeastern University
Includes demonstration of "Migration in Modern World History" CD-ROM
5:10 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wine and conversation (Thorne-Sagendorph Arts Gallery)
Vew current Gallery exhibit